If you’re sitting at a fuel island weighing whether to keep running under your own MC or lease onto someone else’s authority, you’re not alone. 2025 has put a lot of pressure on small carriers and owner-operators to reevaluate everything. Margins are tighter. Brokers are pickier. Insurance rates are through the roof. And let’s not even talk about compliance. So what do you do? Do you go all-in on building your business with your own authority—or do you cut bait, lower your overhead, and lease onto a more ...